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Your Essential Guide to Being a Successful Landlord

Understanding your rights and responsibilities under California’s landlord/tenant law is essential to becoming a successful and profitable landlord. From credit checks to evictions, from security deposits to subletting, The Complete California Landlord’s Kit gives you everything you need to protect yourself and your property, and to make the money you want.

Manage Your Money
Make smart decisions in selecting tenants, collecting rent, reporting your income and saving at tax time.

Make Use of Handy Tools
Use quick and easy tools like tips, reminders and sample forms to ensure that you are doing everything by the book and locking in the right tenant.

Watch Out for Red Flags
Avoid the common mistakes that many landlords make regarding background checks, making repairs and ending the tenancy.

Protect Your Property
Keep your property in excellent
condition with regular maintenance and responsible tenants.

Navigate the Court System
If you have to go to court with a tenant, make sure you know your rights, your responsibilities and how to recover possession of your property.

Customize Your Forms
Use the included CD-ROM to customize rental agreements, notices to tenants and other landlord/tenant forms for your own particular needs.

Simple, Complete and Ready to Help—The Only Book You Need for Success

Table of Contents

How to Use the CD-ROM -
Using Self-Help Law Books-
Introduction-

Chapter 1: Laws that Govern Rental Property -
California Landlord/Tenant Laws
Other California Laws
Local Laws and Regulations
Federal Laws and Regulations
Doing Further Research
Conflicting Laws
Fictitious Names
Rent Control
Managers
Other Laws

Chapter 2: Creating the Landlord/Tenant Relationship -
Screening Prospective Tenants
Immediate Move-In
Discrimination
Agreement to Lease
Rental Agreements and Leases
Problem Clauses
Guarantee
Options
Forms
Payment
Photos or Video
Signatures
Backing Out of a Lease

Chapter 3: Handling Security Deposits -
Amount
Interest and Bank Account
Keeping the Deposit
Selling or Buying a Property

Chapter 4: Responsibility for Maintenance -
Landlord’s Duties
Waiver of Landlord’s Duties
Tenant’s Duties
Tenant’s Remedies

Chapter 5: Landlord’s Liabilities -
General Rules of Landlord Liability
Accidents
Pets
Crimes Against Tenants
Crimes by Tenants Against Non-Tenants
Protection from Liability
Background Checks
Proposition 65
Mold

Chapter 6: Changing the Terms of the Tenancy -
Assignment or Sublease by Tenant
Sale of Property by Landlord
Raising the Rent
Modifying the Lease

Chapter 7: Problems During the Tenancy -
Landlord’s Access to the Premises
Violations by the Tenant
Violations by the Landlord
Destruction of the Premises

Chapter 8: Problems at the End of the Tenancy -
Tenant Holding Over
Damage to the Premises
Property Abandoned by Tenant

Chapter 9: Terminating a Tenancy -
Tenancies with No Specific Term
Expiration of Rental or Lease Term
Early Termination by Tenant
Early Termination by Landlord
Special Rules for Public Housing
Death of a Tenant
Option to Cancel

Chapter 10: Evicting a Tenant -
Self-Help by Landlord
Settling with the Tenant
Grounds for Eviction
Terminating the Tenancy
Using an Attorney
Forms
Court Procedures
Tenant’s Appeal
Tenant’s Bankruptcy
Landlord’s Appeal
Satisfaction of Judgment

Chapter 11: Money Damages and Back Rent -
Making a Claim
Amount
Collecting Your Judgment

Chapter 12: Self-Service Storage Space -
Applicability
Rental Agreement
Termination for Unpaid Rent
Liens

Chapter 13: Mobile Home Parks -
Procedure
Rent Control

Chapter 14: New and Changing Laws -

Glossary -
Appendix A: California Statutes -
Appendix B: Eviction Flowchart and Legal Holidays -
Appendix C: The California Association of Realtors® (CAR) Sample Forms -
Appendix D: Blank Forms -
Index -
About the Authors

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